Restaurant pleads with diners after 22 no-shows in one evening

9 December 2020, 14:18 | Updated: 9 December 2020, 15:13

The restaurant has pleaded with customers to call ahead if they need to cancel a booking (stock images). Picture: Getty

A restaurant has pleaded with diners to honour their bookings or call in advance after enduring 22 no-shows in one night.

The owners of a restaurant in Yorkshire have pleaded with the public to call in advance if they can no longer make their booking.

Chapters in Stokesley was "fully booked" endured 22 no-shows in one evening after being 'fully-booked' on Saturday night, and had to deal with a huge amount of food going to waste.

The owner of Chapters took to social media to request that people let them know if they need to cancel. Picture: Google Maps

As reported by Gazette Live, people have condemned the no-shows as "rude, selfish and inconsiderate" as waiters had turned walk-ins away to make room for people that never bothered to turn up.

A post made on the restaurant's social media page on Sunday reads: "Last night we were fully booked, on paper!

"We had 22 people not turn up."This meant we ran at half capacity with a full team of staff on, ready to serve a full restaurant, full prep done in the kitchen, which went to waste.

"We turned people away at the door as we reluctantly told them we were fully booked.

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"We know sometimes plans can change and a table needs to be cancelled, all we expect is a phone call.

"We have been closed for a month and the hospitality industry is suffering, please if you do have a table reservation with us and need to cancel, please just pick up the phone and talk to us!"

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